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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4835

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in coastwise

trade for each of 2 vessels named GALLANT LADY, subject to the

condition that the owner of the vessels submit to the Secretary a letter

of intent to enter into a contract for construction of a passenger vessel

in the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 26, 1994

Mr. HASTINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for

employment in coastwise trade for each of 2 vessels

named GALLANT LADY, subject to the condition that

the owner of the vessels submit to the Secretary a letter

of intent to enter into a contract for construction of

a passenger vessel in the United States.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION.

4 (a) AUTHORITY TO DOCUMENT VESSELS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27

2 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.

3 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C.

4 289), and section 12106 of title 46, United States

5 Code, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of

6 Transportation may issue a certificate of documenta7 tion with appropriate endorsement for employment

8 in the coastwise trade for each of the vessels—

9 (A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull

10 number 645, approximately 130 feet in length);

11 and

12 (B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull

13 number 651, approximately 172 feet in length).

14 (2) LIMITATION ON OPERATION.—Coastwise

15 trade authorized under a certificate of documenta16 tion issued for a vessel under this section shall be

17 limited to carriage of passengers in association with

18 contributions to charitable organizations no portion

19 of which is received, directly or indirectly, by the

20 owner of the vessel.

21 (3) CONDITION.—The Secretary may not issue

22 any certificate of documentation under paragraph

23 (1) unless the owner of the vessel referred to in

24 paragraph (1)(A) (in this section referred to as the

25 ‘‘owner’’), within 90 days after the date of the en-
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1 actment of this Act, submits to the Secretary a let2 ter expressing the intent of the owner to enter into

3 a contract before October 1, 1996, for construction

4 in the United States of a passenger vessel of at least

5 130 feet in length.

6 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTIFICATES.—A

7 certificate of documentation issued under paragraph

8 (1)—

9 (A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph

10 (1)(A), shall take effect on the date of the issu11 ance of the certificate; and

12 (B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph

13 (1)(B), shall take effect on the date of delivery

14 of the vessel to the owner.

15 (b) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTIFI16 CATES.—A certificate of documentation issued for a vessel

17 under subsection (a)(1) shall expire—

18 (1) on the date of the sale of the vessel by the

19 owner;

20 (2) on October 1, 1996, if the owner has not

21 entered into a contract for construction of a vessel

22 in accordance with the letter of intent submitted to

23 the Secretary under subsection (a)(3); and

24 (3) on any date on which such a contract is

25 breached, rescinded, or terminated (other than for
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1 completion of performance of the contract) by the

2 owner.

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